Problem removing lug nuts

[Christer]

I have changed from winter to summer wheels.
And the last wheel, there were two nuts that got rounded off inside.
This is some kind of locking nuts with a star pattern type adapter needed to get it off.

Problem is that 2 of my lug nuts was so stuck they got rounded off inside.
And I tried alot of things, still stuck!

Does anyone have a McGyver kind of way to get them out?

See the attatched image of the kind of lug nut I am dealing with.

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[college man]

see if this helps.

http://www.ericthecarguy.com/suspention-and-steering/1014-how-to-remove-wheel-locks-without-a-key

[Christer]

I have seen it, will not work.

There is no room to put a socket on the outside of it, also it is round so it probably would never have grabbed the nut.
There is probably 2 mm clearance from the rims to the nuts.

I would need some tool to expand inside the nut to get a grip, like opposite of what he does in the video.

[Paul]

Does the lug have an internal 12 point pattern? Just an idea: Find a hex coupling nut (highest grade available) that tightly fits into the lug, and then use a regular socket for removal.

[Christer]

The bolt on the image is a working bolt, on the car the pattern is gone completely rounded.
It’s about 15-16 mm diameter, so need something thats about 16-17 mm hex tool to hammer into it or something to make a new pattern.

[college man]

if the socket trick won’t work you may need to grind them and split them.

[Author]

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